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Landscape Water Conservation Resources

Rainwater Harvesting Tips(illustrated article)

Rainwater Harvesting Slideshow (slides plus notes in 3/page format)

Water Budget Spreadsheet -- Excel spreadsheet to estimate landscape water needs (including effect of rainwater harvesting) based on the booklet "Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use" below.

Native plant lists:  Native plant list for Prescott and Yavapai County Plant Communities

Vendors:  List of local sources for drought-tolerant plants and rainwater harvesting systems.

City of Prescott Water Conservation page

City of Prescott Rainwater Harvesting Water Bill Credit also available for other water saving purchases (for City of Prescott water customers)

City of Prescott Rainwater Passive Harvesting (Rain Garden) Installation Guide and Water Bill Credit (for City of Prescott water customers)

City of Prescott Plant Booklet

Passive Rainwater Harvesting, pamplet from the Cooperative Extension Service

Videos:

Video:  2019-03-09 Native Plants and Rainwater Harvesting (With Jeff Schalau of the Cooperative Extension Service and Josh Crothers of Prescott Landscape Professionals)

Barnabas Kane Explains Rainwater Harvesting (Landscape architect describes this water-saving technique)

CWAG Drought-Tolerant Plant Workshop (Landscape architect Barnabas Kane presents a drought-tolerant landscaping workshop.)

Rainwater Harvesting and Drought Tolerant Plants (Video of CWAG field trip)

Water Savvy Landscaping (Steve Miller from The Native Garden discusses the best water-saving plants)

18 minute TED Talk by Brad Lancaster "Planting the Rain to Grow Abundance"

Recommended Books & Brochures:

Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use (free booklet explaining active and passive rainwater harvesting)
 
Rainscapes (free brochure for a water-efficient landscape from AZ Cooperative Extension)
 
"Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond" by Brad Lancaster. 
Vols. 1 & 2 are available from the Yavapai County Public Library, online as pdf files and can be purchased from http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Volume 1 Guiding principles to welcome rain into your life and landscape
Volume 2 Water-harvesting earthworks
Volume 3:  Roof Catchment and Cistern Systems (apparently not yet available 
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DAILY DROPLET

  • "Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners."
    Mark Udall

  • "Water is the driver of Nature."
    Leonardo da Vinci

  • "When the well is dry, we know the worth of water."
    Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1746

  • "...and since flow of information is to spirit what water is to life, we'd best think about how to keep the pipes free and unclogged."
    Raphie Frank

  • "In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference."
    Rachel Carson

  • "We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one."
    Jacques Yves Cousteau

  • "Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water."
    Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, 1937 Nobel Prize for Medicine

  • "Water is everywhere and in all living things; we cannot be separated from water. No water, no life. Period..."
    Robert Fulghum

  • "It's the water. Everything is driven by the water."
    Mike Thompson

  • "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over."
    Mark Twain